Day 161-175: INDONESIA: Ubud and Mount Batur (and Tokyo!)

INDONESIA Population: 261 million Word for Cat: Kucing Capital: Jakarta Currency: $1 Australian Dollar = Rp10,355 Indonesian Rupiah Religions: Muslim (87%), Christian (10%), Hindu (2%), Other (1%) Human Development Index: 113th (medium) Total Gross Domestic Product: US$ 3.26 trillion Form of Government: Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic After a relatively short and thankfully uneventful flight, Joseph and I arrive on the …

Day 156-160: CAMBODIA – Phnom Penh and Siem Reap

CAMBODIA Population: 15.8 million Word for Cat: Chhma (ឆ្មា) Capital: Phnom Penh Currency: $1 Australian Dollar = ៛ 3,106 Cambodian Riel Religions: Buddhist (97%), Muslim (2%), folk religion and Christian (1%) Human Development Index: 143rd (medium) Total Gross Domestic Product: US$ 64.41 billion Form of Government: Unitary Dominant-Party Parliamentary Elective Constitutional Monarchy CONTENT WARNING: This post contains …

Day 144-155: VIETNAM – Halong Bay, Hanoi, Sapa, Da Nang, Hoi An, and Ho Chi Minh

VIETNAM Population: 95 million Word for Cat: con mèo Capital: Hanoi Currency: $1 Australian Dollar = VND 17,417 Vietnamese dong Religions: Folk Religions (45.3%), Irreligious (29.6%), Buddhist (16.4%), Christian (8.2%), Others (0.4%). Human Development Index: 115th (medium) Total Gross Domestic Product: US$648.24 billion Form of Government: Marxist-Leninist One-Party Socialist Republic Feeling much better from the …